McLaren to continue fairness approach in F1 despite nervy end to last season

McLaren’s team principal, Andrea Stella, said ‘fairness, integrity, equal opportunities, sportsmanship’ were fundamental to the success of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA

McLaren will continue pursuing a policy of rigorous fairness towards Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the 2026 Formula One season, despite their insistence on not imposing team orders almost costing Norris his world title by allowing a late challenge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Last year McLaren enjoyed the most competitive car for most of the season and insisted their drivers would be free to race one another, applying their “papaya rules”.